Famous people · Lynchburg
Born near Lynchburg: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kennedy McKinney, was born in Hernando, 10 mi away. The best known of them is Morgan Freeman, with articles in 127 languages. Next door, Horn Lake lists 4, led by Big Walter Horton. The list for Lynchburg is empty for now.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Morgan Freeman
Best known
Morgan Freeman
in 127 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lynchburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lynchburg
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Olivia Holt
born 1997American actress and singer-songwriter
Doctor Ross
1925–1993American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Horn Lake: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lynchburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Morgan Freeman: U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aretha Franklin: Atlantic Records (Life time: Published before 1978 without a copyright notice), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Bates: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Earl Jones: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shannen Doherty: Wilson Cleveland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Hale: MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie Presley: David French, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Holt: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Walter Horton: David Goodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons